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Instructions
Thanks for offering to speak at
ApacheCon Europe 2005! This is your speaker
information package. It includes the speaker agreement,
a book reference form, and information about registering
and making travel/hotel arrangements.
Please read it completely.
Here are the things you need to do:
1.
Read, sign, and fax the speaker agreement (pages
through
)
to
+49 (0)69 63 00 89 89 .
2.DON'T make any lodging arrangements!
See the last few pages for instructions on this and
arranging your travel. Please email this information to
speaker-travel@ApacheCon.Com.
3.
Log on to the ApacheCon site and make sure your information
(telephone numbers, email and surface mail addresses,
et cetera) is all correct. Choose the
'edit personal details' link after logging on.
4.
Don't register for the main conference; this will be done
automatically for you. As a speaker you receive a
complimentary registration for the main conference
(not including tutorials).
Thanks again! We look forward to seeing you in Stuttgart!
ApacheCon Europe 2005 Speaker Agreement
This letter is an agreement between
Jeremias Märki ("Speaker") and
Software & Support Verlag ("S&SV") for services
to be rendered by Speaker as
a speaker at the
ApacheCon Europe 2005 conference being held
18-22 July 2005 at the Haus der Wirtschaft in Stuttgart, Germany.
Speaker Commitments
Speaker agrees to prepare and present technical content and instruction
at the conference as described in the following sections.
Notes and Handouts
'Notes' are the presentation aids, such as slides or viewgraphs,
which are used during a session presentation.
'Handouts' are prose
documents used for tutorials containing the content of the presentation as opposed
to an outline; they need to be sufficiently detailed that
a non-attendee can get almost as much out of the handout as he/she
would if he/she had attended the presentation.
Speaker will prepare a copy of the presentation notes and handout and
provide them to S&SV according to the
deadlines described below.
Notes and handouts will only be accepted in
Microsoft PowerPoint or Adobe PDF formats. If you cannot
meet the deadline for the materials, please contact
planners@ApacheCon.Com. Due to the
technical nature of the conference, materials are required
from every speaker in order to assure that all delegates
receive them and can get the most from the presentations.
If you cannot submit your materials in one or both of the
formats described above, please contact
planners@ApacheCon.Com in order to discuss a possible exception.
It is recommended that handouts be produced with as simple a
visual layout as possible, with dark large type on a white or light-coloured background. This will
ensure that the content of your slides will be visible from
the back of the room, and that they will reproduce onto paper
in an acceptable way. The conference proceedings and all 'handouts'
are being reproduced for the conference on CDROM.
Please include any white papers, tools, bibliographies, links, or
other materials that you think may be pertinent or add value
to your presentation; they will be included on the conference
CD-ROM if practicable. This ancillary material may be in
whatever format you desire; it is not limited to PowerPoint
or PDF.
Scheduled Sessions:
DE1307Apache FOP: Optimizing speed and memory consumption(60 minutes on Thu at 17:00:00)
Session notes and handouts must be received by S&SV by:
Monday, 23 May 2005.
S&SV Commitments
S&SV will arrange for and provide the necessary power, network,
and audio/visual support for presentations. This support will
consist of: one (1) lapel microphone; one (1) LCD projector and
screen; and a basic sound system. Speakers are responsible for
providing their own computers to drive the projector. (Remember
to bring the appropriate power adapters and converters if you are coming
internationally.) Any additional audio/visual equipment must
be requested in writing by
Sunday, 15 May 2005.
S&SV will make a best-effort attempt to comply with special
requests, but cannot guarantee success.
Payment
S&SV will compensate Speaker according to the amounts and schedules
described above; these amounts constitute the speaking fee. In addition,
S&SV will:
1.
prepay for reasonable coach airfare
if booked with the conference travel agent
by 3 May 2005;
2.
prepay 2 nights' hotel room plus tax (unless otherwise arranged);
3.
provide Speaker with meals for each day on which Speaker
is at the conference;
4.
reimburse Speaker, upon presentation of receipts, for reasonable
expenses for ground travel between the airport and the
Stuttgart host hotel and back (such as taxi fares and tips); and
5.
waive Speaker's conference registration fee.
The number of nights covered is calculated from the number of sessions
scheduled, plus one, to a maximum of one more than the number of days
in the conference.
S&SV will pay expenses and fees for
ONE speaker per scheduled presentation or
tutorial. Additional speakers are not covered notwithstanding
any copy of this agreement executed with them. If a presentation
involves multiple speakers, distribution of fees and selection
of which receives the travel and lodging allowance must be
decided amongst them.
If changes are made to Speaker's itinerary after travel has been
booked, Speaker is solely responsible for any additional fees or
costs incurred.
All contracts and paperwork must be signed and complete before payment
will be issued. All payment will be made by bank transfer upon invoice.
An invoice form for reimbursement will be provided.
Policies
By signing and returning this agreement, Speaker acknowledges that
he/she has read, understood, and agrees to be bound by the policies set
forth in this agreement and on the ApacheCon Web site at
<URL:http://ApacheCon.Com/html/policies.html>.
1.
The ApacheCon management reserves the right to cancel any session or
tutorial, at any time and for any reason, including on-site and after
the presentation has begun. If a session is cancelled, the ApacheCon
management may adjust or cancel the speaking fee accordingly.
2.
All presentations will be objective and vendor-neutral, and will
not include any product pitches.
3.
Presentations must fulfill their allotted time slot. Dismissing
attendees twenty minutes early is not acceptable! Failure to fulfill
an assigned time slot may result in a reduced speaking fee.
4.
If notes and handouts are not received by the deadline, the
ApacheCon management may adjust or cancel the speaking fee
accordingly.
5.
By agreeing to present, Speaker grants the Apache Software
Foundation and its designated agents a perpetual, non-exclusive,
irrevocable, and unencumbered licence to reproduce the presentation
materials in any format, in order to make them available to
conference delegates and others,
for fee or gratis. Speaker waives all claim
to any portion of any monies accruing from such distribution.
6.
S&SV assumes the cost of reproducing and distributing
presentation materials to delegates.
If Speaker violates or fails to comply with any of these policies,
the ApacheCon management may adjust or cancel the speaking fee
accordingly.
Signatures
By signing this agreement, all parties affirm that they understand
its terms and consent to be bound by them in their entirety.

Speaker___________________________Signature___________________________Date___________________________Printed NameFor S&SV and ApacheCon___________________________Signature___________________________Date___________________________Printed Name

Speaker's Address:
Jeremias MärkiLützelmattstrasse 14Luzern, LU 6006Switzerland
Bookseller Title Requests
If you make reference to any books or other published works,
please consider listing them here. This information will
be provided to booksellers exhibiting at the conference
so they may stock them, making it easier for delegates to
obtain them.
If you have any titles to request, please write them clearly
in the spaces below. Include the author and publisher, and
edition or year of publication if you know it. Fax the form
to +49 (0)69 63 00 89 89 before
Sunday, 15 May 2005.
Speaker: Jeremias Märki
DE1307: Apache FOP: Optimizing speed and memory consumption
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Additional Information
The following is an informational addendum, and not part of the
Speaker Agreement proper.
Deadlines

Tuesday, 3 May 2005
All travel and accommodation requests due (REQUIRED).
Monday, 23 May 2005
All session note and handout materials due (REQUIRED).
Sunday, 15 May 2005
All special audio/visual requests due (optional).
Bookseller title request form due (optional).

Travel and Lodging
S&SV will prepay travel and lodging expenses as set forth in
the Speaker Agreement. Details for arranging these are described
below.
If you have any questions, please direct them to speaker-travel@ApacheCon.Com.
Be aware of potential differences in the electrical systems; bring
receptacle adapters and voltage converters if necessary.
Travel
S&SV will be working to arrange
travel for speakers. There is a bit of information
we need from you to make this process easy and to provide you with that
you request. To speed up the process please send your flight requests
to:
speaker-travel@ApacheCon.Com
We will go over the options and get your itinerary back to you ASAP.
Travel arrangements must be made before Tuesday, 3 May 2005 in order to be eligible for prepayment.
If you would like to arrange travel yourself, you must contact
S&SV as well, and provide them with your travel details
(i.e., your airport/city). S&SV will
provide you with the maximum amount that will be reimbursed.
We will be working with ticketless travel [e-tickets] wherever
possible. In order to begin the process of arranging your travel,
we need the following information from you:
1.
Do you want us to book your airline reservation?
If your answer is 'no' then please send us a copy of your
itinerary -- when you have it -- so we know when you are
due to arrive and on what flights. In this case S&SV will reimburse you for the travel costs rather than prepaying
it for you.
If yes, then please answer the following questions:
2.
What is your full legal name as it appears on your passport?
3.
Where are you flying from?
4.
What are the dates and times that you want to depart and return?
5.
Do you have a preferred airline?
6.
What is/are your frequent flyer number(s)?
7.
Do you have a seating preference?
8.
Do you have special meal requirements or preferences?
If you have someone traveling with you, please feel free to contact speaker-travel@apachecon.com and arrange for the second ticket to be booked at the same time.
Accommodations
To arrange for lodging for the event, contact
speaker-travel@ApacheCon.Com or call Maike Ahrndt at
+49 (0) 69 63 00 89 23.
Please have your intended arrival and departure dates
determined before making arrangements.